HP Docket No. 10010869-1
CURRENT STATUS OF THE CLAIMS
In the Claims
The following is a marked-up version of the claims with the language that is
underlined (" ") being added and the language that contains strikethrough (" — ") being
deleted:
1 . (Previously Presented) A digital image routing system, comprising:
means for receiving a digital image packet at a digital image routing system,
wherein the digital image packet was directly sent from a customer via a network to
the digital image routing system, wherein the digital image packet includes a digital
image from a digital camera and a customer preference parameter; bb4
means for selecting a remote digital image editing system according to the
customer preference parameter using the digital image routing system; and
means for transmitting the digital image packet to a the selected remote digital
image editing system from the digital image routing system via the network.
2. (Previously Presented) The digital image routing system of claim 1, further
comprising:
means for enhancing the a digital image using the selected remote digital
image editing system based on the customer preference parameter; and
means for transmitting an enhanced digital image packet to the customer via
the network, wherein the enhanced digital image packet includes an enhanced digital
image and an enhancement description packet that describes the enhancements made
for each of the digital images.
3. (Original) The digital image routing system of claim 2, wherein the means for
enhancing the digital image, includes means for automatically enhancing the digital
image based on the customer preference parameter.
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4. (Previously Presented) A digital image enhancement system, comprising:
means for receiving a digital image packet directly from a customer via a
network, wherein the digital image packet includes a digital image from a digital
camera and a customer preference parameter;
means for selecting a remote digital image editing system according to the
customer preference parameter;
means for transmitting the digital image packet to the selected remote digital
image editing system;
means for enhancing the digital image at the selected remote digital image
editing system based on the customer preference parameter; and
means for transmitting an enhanced digital image packet to the customer via
the network, wherein the enhanced digital image packet includes an enhanced digital
image and an enhancement description packet that describes the enhancements made
for each of the digital images.
5 . (Original) The digital image enhancement system of claim 4, wherein the means for
enhancing the digital image, includes means for automatically enhancing the digital
image based on the customer preference parameter.
6. (Canceled)
7. (Previously Presented) A digital image routing method, comprising the steps of:
receiving a digital image packet at a digital image routing system, wherein the
digital image packet was directly sent from a customer via a network to the digital
image routing system, wherein the digital image packet includes a digital image from
a digital camera and a customer preference parameter;
selecting a remote digital image editing system according to the customer
preference parameter using the digital image routing system; and
transmitting the digital image packet to a the selected remote digital image
editing system from the digital image routing system via the network.
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8. (Previously Presented) The digital image routing method of claim 7, further
comprising the steps of:
enhancing the digital image using the selected remote digital image editing
system based on the customer preference parameter; and
transmitting an enhanced digital image packet to the customer via the network,
wherein the enhanced digital image packet includes an enhanced digital image and an
enhancement description packet that describes the enhancements made for each of the
digital images.
9. (Original) The digital image routing method of claim 7, wherein the step of enhancing
the a digital image, includes enhancing the digital image automatically based upon the
customer preference parameter.
10. (Original) The digital image routing method of claim 7, further comprising the step of
enhancing the digital image automatically using an automatic digital image
enhancement system.
1 1 . (Original) The digital image routing method of claim 10, further including the steps
of:
storing an enhancement performed on a previous digital image;
analyzing the enhancement performed on the previous digital image; and
establishing the enhancement parameter to be used by the automatic digital
image enhancement system to automatically enhance the digital image.
12. (Previously Presented) A digital image enhancement method, comprising the steps of:
receiving a digital image packet directly from a customer via a network,
wherein the digital image packet includes a digital image from a digital camera and a
customer preference parameter;
selecting a remote digital image editing system according to the customer
preference parameter;
transmitting the digital image packet to the selected remote digital image
editing system;
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enhancing the digital image at the selected remote digital image editing system
based on the customer preference parameter; and
transmitting an enhanced digital image packet to the customer via the network,
wherein the enhanced digital image packet includes an enhanced digital image and an
enhancement description packet that describes the enhancements made for each of the
digital images.
13. (Original) The digital image enhancement method of claim 12, wherein the step of
enhancing the digital image, includes enhancing the digital image automatically based
upon the customer preference parameter.
14. (Original) The digital image enhancement method of claim 12, further comprising the
step of enhancing the digital image automatically using an automatic digital image
enhancement system.
15. (Original) The digital image enhancement method of claim 14, further comprises the
steps of:
storing an enhancement performed on a previous digital image;
analyzing the enhancement performed on the previous digital image; and
establishing the enhancement parameter to be used by the automatic digital
image enhancement system to automatically enhance the digital image.
16. (Canceled)
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